A Strong Sense of Duty

A Strong Sense of Duty provides a unique insight into the effects of armed combat on the men of the New Zealand Division during its final 14 months on the Western Front in the First World War.

Viewed from the rare perspective of the wartime letters of a serving non-combatant chaplain, the Reverend Clive Mortimer Jones of Cambridge, this book provides an indelible testimony to the events which gained the division its formidable fighting reputation. They convey a strong personal sense of duty and awareness set amongst the grim realities of war in difficult and life-threatening times.

This book will be only the sixth occasion on which the wartime experiences of chaplains who saw active service during the First World War have been published and contains a full listing of all NZ chaplains who served, making this an invaluable piece of research.

DVD - The Desert War - recollections

2 hour documentary recording the personal stories of two New Zealand WW2 veterans.

John Johnston was only 21 years old when he joined the Royal New Zealand Dental Corps and served in the Libyan desert. A keen photographer, John presents and explains some of his stunning military and natural history images taken at the time.

Normal Leaf had his 21st birthday on the troopship on the way to North Africa. He was part of the unique group of Royal New Zealand Engineers - The Railway Group. Norman relates his personal account of the battles of Tobruk and Al Alamein.

Professionally recorded in late 2013 at the 'Officer's Club', this is a joint production with the Officers Club Auckland, AV Productions and the NZMHS.

A rare chance to see and hear the gripping personal experiences of two New Zealanders who served in the fierce heat and battle of the 1940-44 North African campaign.

The diary of Monty Ingram provides a rare insight into the mind of a Digger at the Western Front during World War One. Few accounts from the average Digger are available because it was against military law for any soldier to keep a diary of activity at the Front.

As an ANZAC diary, it provides one fo the few detailed accounts of the experiences at Passchendaele. The diary also provides the reader with a rare first hand account of New Zealand's most successful moment of WW1 - the liberation of the fortified town of Le Quesnoy in France - the NZ division's last action of the War.

THE COMPLETE NZ DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL (DCM)

An account of the New Zealand recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal from the earliest times of the South African war to the present time; together with brief biographical notes and details of their entitlement to other Medals, Orders and Decorations.

An invaluable tool for researchers and regarded as the definitive work in this area.

Authors own stock, condition varies, some sun fade to spines, otherwise as new condition.

AUTOGRAPHED COPY

Wille Apiata VC - The Reluctant Hero - Autographed

The biography of New Zealand's latest VC recipient for his actions in Afghanistan in 2004.

Copy is personally autographed by Cpl Apiata, the first ever holder of the Victoria Cross for New Zealand and only the 14th holder of the Commonwealth's highest honour for bravery since the end of the Second World War.

Hardback, 256pp, published 2008, colour image inserts, as new condition, several copies available

The New Zealand Cross

Price $90.00 plus $6.00 P & P

There has been no comprehensive history of the award published. Dr. Kieran explores the development, creation and inauguration of the award, a listing of all the recipients and an outline of the New Zealand Wars from 1860 to 1872. The Victoria Cross and other decorations were being awarded to Imperial troops but the settlers in the Volunteers, Militia and Armed Constabulary were not being recognised for carrying out similar acts of bravery. The recognition of acts worthy of the NZC were anticipated to become well known; however, the awards spanned a period to 1910 and thus the impact of the award was not achieved. Personalities like King Tawhiao, Sir George Bowen, Sir George Grey, Lt. General Cameron, Te Kooti, Titokowaru, and Major General Whitmore were involved in the conflict. A major issue leading to battles arose due to land confiscation by the settlers. The battles were mainly restricted to the North Island; Taranaki and Wanganui on the West Coast, Waikato in the Central area and on the East Coast at Tauranga, the Urewera, Gisborne and Napier.

The Silent Division

This classic book is in three parts:

BIOGRAPHY OF ORMOND BURTON: This iswritten by David Grant an established Wellington historian andwell- credentialed author, who has 13 books to his credit. Hehas also written numerous essays for anthologies, dictionaries,journals and newsletters

PART ONE: a re-issue, unaltered, of the acclaimed TheSilent Division – New Zealanders at the Front 1914 – 1919, firstpublished in 1935, but now including maps and illustrations.

PART TWO: issued for the first time; that part ofOrmond Burton’s hitherto unpublished autobiography whichdeals with his heroic, front-line service in The Great War, entitledConcerning One Man’s War, 1914 -1919. This is a vibrantaccount at an individual level; arguably the finest writing by aNew Zealander about that war. Edited by John H Gray, an acknowledgedhistorian and published author, specialising in theThe New Zealand Division on the Western Front.

180MM X 240MM464 PAGES56 PHOTOS,22 MAPSHardback,dustjacket

Price = $75.00 + P&P

NZMHS Membership price = $63.75 + P&P

Rampant Dragons

A “gritty “ history of the 4th New Zealand Armoured Brigade,from its formation in New Zealand through to its final campaignin Italy in 1945.

Author Jeffrey Plowman is a well established “armoured” buffwho has specialised in studying the history of New Zealandarmoured fighting vehicles and units that used them.The history includes personal experiences from several crewmembers of the various types of tanks operated by the brigade.These stories show the brutality of war from a “tankies “ perspective.